Garden carryall



May 18 1926. 1,585,575

` c. M. VAN HUSAN GARDEN CARRYALL Filed April 4, `1925 fltlfof: muy),

Patentedih/lay 18, 1926.

narran stares CI-IRSTINA IVI. VAN HUSAN, GF DETROT, MICHIGAN.

GARDEN CARRYALL.

Application filed April 4, 1925. Serial No. 20,634.

There has long been the desire on the part of amateur gardeners and those who take an interest in the upkeep of small gardens or lawns to possess some form of carryall or E equipment which would lend itself pecul iarly to this class of work, without being cumbersome or expensive, and without possessing the disadvantages attending the use of wheeled devices such as wagons or wheelbarrows, and this invention therefore has for its purpose to provide a simple and cheaply constructed device particularly adapted to meetthese needs and which will serve the general purposes of the small gardener.

The invention further aims 'to provide a device somewhat in the form of a sleigh, but not for the same purposes, having runners which permit its passing over grass or somewhat uneven ground with greater stability than is usual with wagons or wheelbarrows, which device, by reason of such runners, has an extended bearing surface on the ground unlikely to cause damage or create depressions therein such as is frequently caused by wheeled vehicles in lawns, and which, for the same reason and as a result of its general construction, may be used as a seat by the gardener while performing many of the gardening operations. The said device is intended to carry in a convenient manner seedlings, plants, flower pots, small gardening in'ipleinents and garden refuse such as may be required. Still further objects subsidiary to or resulting from the aforesaid objects, or from the construction or operation of the invention as it maybe carried into effect, will become apparent as the said invention is hereinafter further disclosed. p

1n carrying said invention into eifect, I may provide essentially as a gardeners carryall, a structure mounted upon elongated runners, said structure having a flat top pro-- viding a seat beneath which is arranged an implement drawer slidable laterally of the seat in both directions, so that access thereto may be had from either side of the device, a fined receptacle for plants, seedlings, loam or other substances or articles at one end of said seat, a detachable receptacle for garden refuse atthe other end of said seat, the said runners projecting longitudinally beneath said receptacles, and means for pulling the device from place to place.

.fill of which is more particularly deraient scribed and ascertained hereinafter, by way of example, having reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure l is a perspective view of a device embodying the said invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same; and

Figure 8 is a transverse section of the saine.

Similar characters of reference indicate similar parts in the several figures of the drawing.

rlhe illustrated device shows elongated runners or skids l from which upwardly eX- tend legs 2 which support a structure having top and bottom walls 3 and l and end walls 5 and 6, the upper wall 3 of the said structure forming a seat for the user of the device. This structure is open laterally and slidably accommodates a drawer 7 having a handle 8 on either end thereof so that it may be withdrawn from either side of the said structure for access thereto. This drawer is intended to accommodate small gardening implements or seeds or other articles which it may be desirable to place therein, is readily accessible to a person sitting on the seat 3 or who may be working about the device, `and ena-bles the gardening implements, and so forth, to be kept together and transported in a readily accessible and compact manner.

Gn one end of the structure a receptacle 9 is provided for any useful purpose such as the accommodation of plants, seedlings or loam; and at the opposite end of the said structure hooks 10 are provided upon which a receptacle 11 is detachably hung, the said receptacle being indicated as g a metal rim 12 engaged by the hooks together with a plate 13 connected to said rim and lying against the wall 6 fer the purpose of properly supporting the rim 19. outwardly of the said wall 6 as will be well understood. r'his receptacle 11 is intended to receive garden refuse such as weeds, stones, grass, and so forth which it is desired to removel from the garden.

In a preferred from of the device the skids or runners extend forwardly and rearwardly substantially beneath the receptacles 9 and 1l, so that if either of the said recentacles be heavily loaded there will be no tendency of the device to tilt endwise as a result.

rhe described device is of very simple nature and admits of cheap construction, but

has proved to be very useful to small gardeners, aiording a seat which may be hauled from place to place as the Work proceeds7 together with t ansportation of theimplements, plants, bulbs, and so forth as Well beingalways at hand to receive Weeds and otlierretuse as required7 and saves a great deal oit labor in the moving` around of a number of articles and receptacles as is tlie common practice in gardening. At tlie same time it is very unlikely to be upset by unevenness o'l' the ground over which it is moved or to run down slopes or into depressions is the ease with Wagons such as are sometimes employed for tlie transportation el a gardeners material.

It will be understood that the use ot the dill'erent receptacles mayv be suited to tlie ideas of the Worker, the uses mentioned herein being merel \v suggestions illustrating` the utility or' the device in general..

This invention may be developed Within specilicatien and drawing'be read as merel7 illustrative and not in a limiting sense, ex-

cept as necessitated by the prior art.

What I claimA is l. AAs a neuv article ol" n'lanutacture, a gardeners carryall including a pair ot skids, a seat structure supported above said grids, and an implement drawer beneath said seat structure, said drawer being sli'dalile out- Wardly of both sides of the said structure.

2. is a new article of' manufacture, a gardenei"s carryall including ar pair oi" skidsn a sea structure supgorted above said skids` a drs'i'xrer beneath said seat structure, a li: d receptacle on one end tliereo't, and a renier able receptacle on lthe opposite end tliereot.

lntestimony Whereoll I atrit my signature.

onnsrnia M. VAN HUsAN. 

